“If love wants you; if you've been melted down to stars, you will love with lungs and gills; with feathers and scales; with warm blood and cold.” IfsWantStarsBloodColdWarmScalesFeathersLungs Book:Skin Divers Source: Skin Divers
“Once I was lost in a forest. I was so afraid. My blood pounded in my chest and I knew my heart's strength would soon be exhausted. I saved myself without thinking. I grasped the two syllables closest to me, and replaced my heartbeat with your name.” ThinkingHeartTwoNamesLostBloodMy HeartSavedForestsChestsClosestReplacedExhaustedHeartbeatSyllablesFugitive Book:Fugitive Pieces Source: Fugitive Pieces
“Even as a child, even as my blood-past was drained from me, I understood that if I were strong enough to accept it, I was being offered a second history.” IfsChildrenEnoughPastStrongAcceptingBloodUnderstoodStrong EnoughDrained Book:Fugitive Pieces Source: Fugitive Pieces